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    Teacher & Author in MA

    Fitchburg... =) Yes, I am quite familiar with Fitchburg, MA. Not only did I get my Master's from Fitchburg State, but my roomate at Boston College for 4 years was from Fitchburg so I made numerous trips out that way. I actually think it is one of the better areas of Massachusetts out that...
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    Currently Reading

    Irish History I am reading "The Course of Irish History" and I am really enjoying it. It is more like a text book, but that is fine with me. I only enjoy reading if I am learning something new from it...thus I usually only read biographies or books based on history. This book is wonderful...
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    Apocalypse Now & Heart of Darkness

    I am curious to read the comments of others who have read "Heart of Darkness" and seen "Apocalypse Now". We compared these two when I was in high school and again in college. It fascinated me how the two were so connected and similar despite two different settings. I am a fan of films based on...
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    Hamlet

    Hamlet and Mel I actually really enjoyed the Mel Gibson version of Hamlet. I think part of this, however, is because it pulled me into Shakespeare's work. I was in Junior High when that movie came out and had not read any of his work yet...but I watched the movie and was captivated by many...
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    My Book: The Sea Shack

    I mentioned my book in a couple of the messages I already left as I was working my way down the forums...then I saw this one. How cool! I am not going to post a long excerpt here from my book, nor a lot of detail about it. All I will mention is that my work with 4th graders was a major...
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    Favorite Young adult authors

    Sharon Creech I am a really big fan of Sharon Creech. "Walk Two Moons" is probably my favorite and I use it with my 4th graders each year. I like all of her writing, though. I am also a big fan of "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor and "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell ...and of...
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    Teacher & Author in MA

    Hello Everyone! I just signed on to the site tonight and so far it looks like a great place! I got the link from BookCrossing.com so there may be some familiar people around here. Anyway, I work full time in MA as a 4th grade teacher...a great job for many reasons. Of course you get the...
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